Sitaram Yechury’s demise is a big loss not only to India’s political Left but to the larger democratic, ideological debate. In a party struggling to balance doctrine with reality, he was the raging pragmatist, a true successor to Harkishan Singh Surjeet. He will be missed by both, comrades and adversaries.
PM attending Ganesh Puja at CJI’s home is a normal courtesy. It’s not politically loaded
However polarised our politics might be, objections over the Prime Minister attending Ganesh Puja at CJI Chandrachud’s home are petty and irrational. Public and constitutional figures freely attend each others’ religious functions, whether pujas, iftars, jagratas, akhand path or Christmas. It’s nonsensical to see normal courtesies in politically loaded terms.
Congress-AAP collapse in Haryana exposes INDIA bloc faultlines. Anti-BJPism can’t resolve it
Collapse of AAP-Congress seat-sharing negotiation in Haryana exposes faultlines in INDIA bloc. For a party that secured less than NOTA in last election, AAP’s inflated demand for seats reflected unrealistic ambitions and adventurism. Congress’ refusal to give a foothold to Kejriwal’s party is prudent. Anti-BJPism can’t reconcile their conflicting interests.
Gr Noida stadium mess shows lousy sporting administration. India’s reputation at stake
India may be all the better for gully cricket, but what’s happening at the Greater Noida stadium, venue for Afghanistan-New Zealand Test, is pedestrian sporting administration. Afghanistan board, not BCCI, is the host. But India’s reputation is in play, and the inability to start the Test turns the clock back.
Teaching engineering in regional languages isnt a reform India needs. It’s unraveling
Three years after India’s technical education regulator allowed engineering colleges to teach in regional languages, the idea is unraveling. In three states, colleges have discontinued the programme after getting zero enrollment. Regionalisation of technical education hardly brings respite to students; it gets tougher for them in the competitive job market.
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